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A town of 494, settled in 1904. Home to 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0
Population
494
−9.6% since 2010
Typical home
$295K
+3.5% in a year
Household income
$113K
median
Median age
38.3
years
Jobs based here
83
A commuter town

What makes Echo stand out

The 3 things Echo does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

494 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Housing

A typical Echo home is worth about $295K

The typical Echo home is worth about $295,000, up 3.5% in a year, 40% below the Oregon typical home.

$295KZillow home value

Typical home value

Echo$295K
Oregon$496K
+3.5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Echo

Most working residents leave Echo for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Hermiston (17%), Pendleton (7%) and Umatilla (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Echo2%
Hermiston17%
Pendleton7%
Umatilla5%
Stanfield4%
11 mi
median commute distance
83
jobs based in Echo
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Echo’s public schools outperform 71% of Oregon districts

The public schools Echo’s kids attend outperform 71% of Oregon’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Echo SchoolPK–12328B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state testsAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesEarthquakes
1
paid flood claims since 2020
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Echo has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–45°
Spring40–66°
Summer55–87°
Fall40–66°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Echo is

Echo beats the Oregon average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

26 measures vs. Oregon
0 better14 too close to call12 worse
What stands outEchoOR
More adults with COPD10%6.8%
More smokers16.7%12%
More adults in fair or poor health25%19%
Good Shepherd Medical Center
8.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Echo is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Echo: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 527 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Echo Memorial Field—4
2. Fort Henrietta Park and Campground—2
3. Oregon Trail Arboretum—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Echo for work

Where Echo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Hermiston Hermiston 17% 7% → Pendleton Pendleton 7% 5% → Umatilla Umatilla 5% 4% → Stanfield Stanfield 4% 4% → Portland Portland 4% 3% → Boardman Boardman 3% Echo · 2% stay
83jobs based in Echo
2%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Framed Picture of George Washington, Umatilla County Masonic Hall no.40
2020 · Framed Picture of George Washington, Umatilla County Masonic Hall no.40 · Wikimedia Commons
Echo’s story

122 years in pictures

11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.

ORMap-doton-EchoBank 2251
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Landmarks

10 places in Echo on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Echo

City in Oregon, United States

Official town website ↗

Echo is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Echo had a population of 632. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1904
Population
632
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
633 ft
ZIP code
97826
Area code
458, 541

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